39th United States Congress

39th United States Congress
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March 4, 1865 – March 4, 1867
Members54 senators
193 representatives
9 non-voting delegates
Senate majorityRepublican
Senate PresidentAndrew Johnson (D)
(until April 15, 1865)
Vacant
(from April 15, 1865)
House majorityRepublican
House SpeakerSchuyler Colfax (R)
Sessions
Special: March 4, 1865 – March 11, 1865
1st: December 4, 1865 – July 28, 1866
2nd: December 3, 1866 – March 4, 1867

The 39th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C., from March 4, 1865, to March 4, 1867, during Abraham Lincoln's final month as president, and the first two years of the administration of his successor, Andrew Johnson.

The apportionment of seats in this House of Representatives was based on the 1860 United States census. Both chambers had a Republican majority.


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